This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. His shot rockets into the roof of the net and propels his team towards a sixth-round tie against Leicester. To this day Foreign Secretary and Blackburn fan Jack Straw still teases Burnley follower and former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell with the taunt: Wrecked your own town centre lately?, They dont even speak properly, adds another Rovers fan, Paul Doherty. The game, though scoreless, was not without incident. With all the increased policing and stewarding in place, that was disappointing. I couldnt bear to have my money being spent there. It hurts and I still have nightmares about it. I remember the gaffer (Stan Ternent) after the game saying if youre in a mini against a Ferrari youve not got much chance. A public house would have been preferable, but those not closed down by the police as part of their Category C Plus security operation are for regulars only. To score against your rivals is massive because of that joy you give to people; that roar from the supporters. This is why Burnley hate Blackburn, and Blackburn hate Burnley. Burnley's first league win over Blackburn finally came on December 12, 1891 and in rather controversial circumstances. There will be a winner so we will have a lot of happy people and a lot of upset people and we are advising Burnley fans that Blackburn town centre is not the place for a post-match drink. Twine shot and the ball rebounded back to him in order to put Ashley in and their goal was as a result of the ball bouncing off the chest but then hitting one - read more . When the music is finally switched off, the game begins. And theyll still be loathing the team they call Bastard Rovers long after Cotterill has retired. Burnley are well placed to bounce straight back up to the Premier League following relegation to the second tier last year. After one such European game in 1994, when Swedish part-timers Trelleborgs dumped Blackburn out of the UEFA Cup, one creative individual visited all roads leading to Burnley and erected signs reading, Twin Town: Trelleborgs. Belgian winger Anass Zaroury chipped in with . As we leave, Riley admits a grudging respect, envy even, for their most bitter rivals. Had it not been closed by police, Martin Barnes, editor of Burnleys When The Ball Moves fanzine, would have been in the pub with his mates. We've said before that English teams in the north were inundated with Scottish players at this time. They once played here and tried to destroy the Darwen End by climbing on the roof and throwing bits off it. You know where they threw the roof tiles? Preston North End won the inaugural title, surprising the dominant East Lancashire duo but Burnley beat Blackburn in the following season's Lancashire Cup final. Recently, however, Stanley have progressed to the upper echelons of the Conference, with gates rising to a 1,500 average. I never thought it would come back to haunt me. And Paul Ince thought he had it bad when he posed in a Manchester United shirt at West Ham. I remember some of my friends came down to watch the game at Ewood and one had a red scarf on. Their neighbour is Star Fruit, which is closed because, as the owners explain with a window sign, theyve gone to see their granddaughters in New Zealand. . A lot of industry has left the area and weve got a large ethnic minority within the town. If you do not want us and our partners to use cookies and personal data for these additional purposes, click 'Reject all'. Blackburn fans reply as one. Or why not treat yourself? He served his four-week sentence at Kirkham open prison in Lancashire. You will receive a verification email shortly. Burnley overwhelmed Blackburn Rovers with three second-half goals as Vincent Kompany's Clarets returned to the top of the Championship in style. Like the first game, the match is untidy. The result was topped off by Kieran Trippiers chicken dance, mocking Blackburns owners Venkys. Ive been crucified for it, he says. Twelve Burnley fans from the hooligan firm nicknamed "Suicide Squad" were arrested and jailed collectively for a total of 32 years after violence outside The Station pub in Blackburn in 2009.. That moment celebrating in front of the fans, I knew what it meant to the locals and to do it at their place. However, it is likely to cause uproar in the Rovers ranks. It was a snowy, windy day at Turf Moor and Burnley had gone 3-0 up at half-time. Theyre singing No, nay, never, the song to the tune of the Wild Rover which is popular with both sets of fans. Like Liverpool and Manchester competed through their ports, it's likely their was an undercurrent of rivalry between the two biggest East Lancashire mill towns. All rights reserved. My one memory was of a fan running on the pitch and grabbing Robbie Savage. At the time, its the competitive edge in myself coming out, and I love it.. There will be a significant police presence, with extra officers drafted in from all over Lancashire. Burnley fans just dont get it. Vincent Kompany's men could clinch the Championship title before their trip to Ewood Park on April 25. Glen Little also knows all about the feeling of defeat in this fixture, having been involved in a 5-0 loss at Ewood Park in 2001. Surrounded by terraced housing and low-level factories, its brilliant white steelwork (supplied, youd assume, by Jacks contacts) dominates the southern end of the town, an incongruous giant spaceship in its retro northern setting. Having graduated from the University of Central Lancashire with a First Class Honours Degree in Sports Journalism, Andrew has had written work published for the Liverpool Echo, Chelsea FC and Preston North End. The champions are entitled to ask for recognition from their opponents. Wout Watch Whats that about? Olympic, though only a team for little over a decade, were the first northern club to win the FA Cup in 1883, beating Old Etonians 1-0. Manchester City will host Vincent Kompany's Burnley in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Those inside the bus shout, gesture and sing about those outside, which is replicated by the opposition fans lining the streets. ANZfootball proudly provides a service of Burnley vs Blackburn Rovers live stream at Championship to all of our viewers. Ive seen it full circle in that when I arrived Blackburn were the established side and Burnley were the poorer relatives. Its The Dingles versus Bastard Rovers, to use the derogatory insults from both sides. Double Chance. Its because we do matter.. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The former midfielder, however, continued to repeat that it did not matter because of the result (a 3-2 defeat). The euphoric contingent of Blackburn's travelling fans are now dreaming of a trip to Wembley after a deserved 2-1 victory at Leicester took their side into the quarter-finals. Every touchpoint was spot on. Having that pride that you had made the whole town proud is amazing. Burnley travel to Ewood Park three games before the end of the campaign. Fergus Suter is likely to be the first professional to play the game in England - guiding Blackburn to three FA Cup wins. Lord Arthur Kinnaird, the first football star in England. It was a mass shift in power from the aristocratic amateur game to a working class professional one. It was a snowy, windy day at Turf Moor and Burnley had gone 3-0 up at half-time. This is tribal. Theres a picture of the two children as proof. Games were thus restricted to pre-season fixtures. We must build a wall around the hovel, with Israeli-style passport controls.. . For other inquiries, Contact Us. The Clarets beat Rovers twice with Wilf Toman scoring in both with a hat-trick in the first. authenticate users, apply security measures, and prevent spam and abuse, and, display personalised ads and content based on interest profiles, measure the effectiveness of personalised ads and content, and, develop and improve our products and services. Things only went downhill at the end of 189798 season. Now they've faced justice. . Official Performance Nutrition Supplier Winners: 1981-82 Play-off winners: 1993-94 Fourth Division (Tier 4) Winners: 1991-92 Cup FA Charity Shield Winners: 1960 ( shared ), 1973 Anglo Scottish Cup Winners: 1978-1979 I would also point out that Burnley currently lead on the " Head to Head " in League & Cup, 43 to 41, with 19 draws. It is a storied rivalry, Englands oldest, which has intensified in hatred as time has gone on. Early fixtures between the two sides were marred by off the pitch scuffles and on the pitch altercations. When we played them in Burnley in 2000, they couldnt get at us because there were so many police so they started smashing up their own town instead., Its true. BURNLEY star Ashley Barnes gave a hilarious X-rated interview after scoring twice in Sunday's heated derby against Blackburn Rovers. Weve had minor incidents of disorder so far.. Get the best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. The nastiness is soon evident when Burnley fans sing: Whos that lying on the carpet, whos that lying on the floor? Where violence had been sporadic and often reactive before it began to form into organised instances. Burnley call Blackburn B*stard Rovers or B*stards, simply because that's how they feel about them. Meanwhile, Burnley's game at home to Sunderland will now go ahead on Friday, March 31st, with an 8 pm kick-off at Turf Moor. The two teams didnt play each other in the league between 1983 and 2001, explains Peter Smith, a football journalist raised in East Lancashire. A game between the two clubs at the end of the 19th century had to be stopped because of crowd violence. The overall crime rate in Burnley in 2021 was 118 crimes per 1,000 people. The pitch is looking amazing. Blackburn Rovers won the next three FA Cups, their Scottish playmaker Fergus Suter, who had previously been brought down from Partick FC to Darwen, was at the centre of their wins. In that year they made a bit of a name for themselves winning the Dr Dean Trophy, a knockout tournament between Burnley teams. It's just a part of human nature, even if more and more people see said rivalries as friendly. Manchester and Liverpool, Leicester and Derby, Cardiff and Swansea, Burnley and Blackburn. The defeats create a camaraderie among the fans thats special. Youre interbred, you Burnley scum. It this point its easy to see the two sides as being full of rivalry due to their dominance. Southampton forward Nathan Tella is loving life on loan at Burnley after helping the Clarets return to the top of the Championship. But the game was gradually beginning to change. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Taylor Harwood-Bellis is set to join the small list of players, 30, who have represented both clubs during their careers after he spent the second half of the 2020-21 season on loan at Ewood Park. Its Jack Walker on his back and hes had a heart attack and he wont be going to Ewood any more. When Blackburn last entertained Burnley, in 2001, their squad had been on a warm-weather break in Dubai. Instead, hes left outside shivering as he sells his latest issue. Result at Half Time. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Teams based in mills across the north were popping up - Darwen, Accrington, Burnley Rovers, Blackburn Olympic, Clitheroe Central. Theres probably more passionate support from Burnley. If it weren't for the East Lancashire teams, football may have never reached the working classes and gained the world wide notoriety that it has today. Blackburn now return to league matters for one of their most anticipated games of the season having recorded five wins from their last six fixtures in the second tier. The first real football star was Lord Arthur Kinnaird, who played in a record nine FA Cup Finals and won five of them. It seems strange that one of the most hostile rivalries in English football has only happened 13 times since a 2-1 Blackburn victory in 1983. When he walked into a pub everyone stared at him asking if he was a Burnley fan. Total Goals. In 1888, William McGregor, a Scottish draper and Aston Villa director, wrote a letter to Blackburn, Preston, Bolton and West Brom (who had just won the FA Cup). FourFourTwo is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. God forbid, he could have been carrying a knife. Michael Duff, who has played in the most east Lancashire derbies for Burnley since the start of the century, will never forget his first game, a 0-0 draw in the fifth round of the FA Cup in 2005. Contact SportNetwork.net. The rivalry is so fierce and so intense you have to be involved to properly understand, says former midfielder Dean Marney. Rovers (Clap) Chant Burnley cruised to a 3-0 win over Blackburn in their Championship encounter. They stole from those that trusted them the most. That sort of thing should not happen in this day and age.. Darwen and Blackburn had a great deal of hatred for each other on the field after the great Fergus Suter (Suter the shooter) moved to Rovers amid rumours that he was being paid to play, which was illegal in those days. View our online Press Pack. I dont really know why it has gone this way but I think it festered for too long and they had the upper hand so the jibes continued. The lack of playing them strengthened the divide and made it more hostile. He played for Burnley between 1995-2000. A Rovers goalscorer in one match was reported as being 'unknown' while some matches were played out with 10 men on either side. Lancashire Constabulary confirmed an investigation is ongoing. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. I dont hate Blackburn, but they do deserve our pity., The enmity flourished - a game between the two clubs at the end of the 19th century had to be stopped because of crowd violence, Barnes talks openly about the negative headlines Burnley sometimes receives in the national press because of the British National Partys presence in the town. Spirits are high. If you would like to customise your choices, click 'Manage privacy settings'. Lancashire Police has decided against that method this season, which could increase the chance of problems, but home and away supporters have been allocated different travel routes to the ground and there will be a heavy police presence to stop chaos descending. The Clarets welcome Rovers on Sunday, November 13, for a 12.30pm kick off in a game that will be screened live on Sky Sports. Theyre socially inferior to us I can imagine them pointing at planes. The Manchester City legend has done a superb job since arriving from Anderlecht last summer. Got something to say?. Darwen hired the first professional players in the English game from Scotland (where the pro players were already widely used) and they became pioneers in the wave of professionalism that soon swept up the northern teams. Returning for the second half, the Rovers players were not keen to continue, possibly because they were losing. He was atypical for players at the time, educated at Eton, a Cambridge graduate who worked as a banker and then an MP, he was a part of the elite and he was dominating football. The man in the opposite dugout, Jon Dahl Tomasson, has had that too. He was wasted on them though. Hes suited, articulate and fits his job around attending 60 or so games a year. Theres more: Youre just a small town in Yorkshire. Attention had already turned to Sunday and Turf Moor for the showdown between his team and their arch-rivals Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn Rovers and Blackburn Olympic dominated the early English game. Blackburn were formed in 1875, seven years before Burnley. Pickles is originally from Accrington. Burnley FC 20 Feb 08:53 - outwoodclaret, 2410 views 40 replies Both goals had the element of luck that you often need to score. Ewood Park is often derided for its lack of atmosphere; why Blackburn should choose to muffle it further by music played so loud you could hear it in Burnley is mystifying. He also founded and is editor of United We Stand, the Manchester United fanzine, and contributes to a number of publications, including GQ, the BBC and The Athletic. Then more recently it changed again with Blackburn dropping to League One and Burnley joining the elite. The East Lancashire derby was due to take place on Sunday March 19th, but has been moved to a new date due to Rovers' progress to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. In 2015, an Under-21 Premier League Cup game was ordered to be played behind closed doors due to fears of crowd trouble following the two-legged FA Youth Cup semi-final between the two sides in 2012. If Blackburn had experienced the run weve had in the last 10 years theyd be getting 5,000 crowds now.. It was the first fixture both sides looked for when they were released in June, and Burnley have the bragging rights to defend. From banners flown over stadiums mocking each other to chicken hats, Owen Coyle masks, damaged property, violence, hatred and bus escorts, this derby has had it all. No comments. Its passion, though and I understand it., Boyd has his own story. He refused to talk to him and spat on the floor whenever he saw him.. While Blackburn Rovers, backed by the iron foundry owner John Cartwright, were flying high, a rugby club called Burnley Rovers held a meeting at the Bull Hotel in May 1882. Full-blooded and aggressive, David Dunn did not know what had hit him. Their only league defeats have come against fellow automatic promotion contenders Sheffield United and play-off challengers Watford. Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold struggled to keep a poker face while asked recently about the prospect of playing alongside Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham.Speaking in a . But the anger between them would be nothing compared to the one developing between Blackburn and Burnley. Sunderland Sheffield United Burnley Huddersfield Town Blackburn Rovers. The rivalry is tribal, he explains. Those people would be chastised in Burnley.. Theres been hostility since the derby began but it has just got bigger and bigger to the point where blockades are needed and fans cant be trusted to walk down the same street together.. On 7 December 2002, a 17 year old Nottingham Forest F.C. The two teams needed a draw for them both to make the First Division and the game ended 0-0. Any way to gain the upper hand is taken. Ex-Chelsea ace Costa carried off with serious-looking injury for Wolves vs Spurs, Cherries take shock lead at Arsenal after 9 SECONDS with 'kick-off glitch', Moment Aston Villa's Leon Bailey inhales 'laughing gas' after all night party, 'Professional boxer' Paul teases announcement with hilarious video after Fury loss, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Following a 2-0 defeat at Turf Moor in 2000, Burnley supporters were reported to have caused havoc and damage in their own town. Manchester City's FA Cup quarter-final tie against Vincent Kompany's Burnley will take place on Saturday, March 18. When Burnleys pursuit of promotion from the fourth division in 1991 was ended in the play-offs by Torquay, a banner was flown over the stadium reading Staying down 4 ever, luv Rovers ha ha ha. BURNLEY are planning a cheeky request for a guard of honour from their bitter East Lancs rivals Blackburn. There was crowd trouble in 1983 with the match halted at one stage and a double-ended spiked weapon being thrown and landing next to Blackburn goalkeeper Terry Gennoe. We sent letters to all the banned supporters and some of them had personal visits. Theyre in it together. Sitting there, I found it quite funny seeing how irate they got because we cant hear what they are saying. A helicopter hovers above, its search light occasionally piercing the freezing darkness. The lack of fixtures demonstrates the contrasting fortunes of the two sides. Twelve Burnley fans from the hooligan firm nicknamed "Suicide Squad" were arrested and jailed collectively for a total of 32 years after violence outside The Station pub in Blackburn in 2009.. Vincent Kompanys men could clinch the Championship title before their trip to Ewood Park on April 25. 62,522 fans watched Rovers v Bolton Wanderers in the FA Cup sixth round on 2 March 1929. . What if hed had a weapon with him? fumed Hughes. In 1883 Burnley were offered the chance to play at a ground adjacent to the town cricket pitch, a stadium called Turf Moor which still serves the Clarets to this day. Fans spill off their transport to form a procession which leads to the turnstiles. Because if you are Ill smash your face in.. Burnley midfielder Josh Brownhill labelled Saturday as the 'perfect day' after their comprehensive win over Huddersfield Town. The main figure in these matches was the sharp shooter Jack Southworth, who scored 12 goals in his 10 appearances against Burnley, including Rovers first ever hat-trick in the league which came in the 71 away win of 188889. The textile mills which turned the wheels of the industrial revolution and made these areas prosperous have long gone, leaving behind a post-industrial decline that has had a corrosive effect on the social and economic fortunes of both towns. Onto their own fans., Blackburn fans call their Burnley counterparts The Dingles after the social misfits in the ITV soap Emmerdale. We love and cherish some aspects of life while hating others and nowhere is that hatred stronger then between rival football teams or neighbouring towns. Twelve Burnley fans from the hooligan firm nicknamed Suicide Squad were arrested and jailed collectively for a total of 32 years after violence outside The Station pub in Blackburn in 2009. At Burnley it was a different pressure because we hadnt won for so long there was an underdog mentality and a bit more freedom, he explains. Blackburn could just have easily crossed swords with Preston North End to the west or Bolton Wanderers to the south. The Gunners secured a 1-0 win thanks to Martin Odegaard's free-kick and a. You knew as soon as you arrived at the club that it was the one fixture that meant everything to the fans. These friendlies were hotly contested affairs but were still seen as games of no real consequence. Football's popularity had begun to spread and the working classes were finding some pleasure in the beautiful game. Around the same time Blackburn's Mill Hill Mob and Blackburn Youth groups emerged and a certain hatred began to fester once again between the two, fuelled at least somewhat by Thatcherite policies, unemployment and the closure of mines and mills across the north west. But Burnley is a throwback to the 1950s. Id been at the club for 10 years so I had seen that record go from 25 years to 35 years and lived with it constantly. Luckily I had Blackburn fans to look after me people who the Burnley fans knew were not to be messed with., With two hours to kick-off, FourFourTwo leaves the Blackburn fans to their McDonalds (one local proudly proclaims it the busiest in the country) to seek out Burnleys side of the story. But Blackburn were still considered as the best, having won three FA Cups in a row. Blackburn's first annual wage bill was just 615. As manager of Burnley Football Club Id like to wish Blackburn Rovers all the best in the FA Cup, he says. Hes obviously not into politics. Trophies are for a very select group of people so our trophies are these types of games, Kompany said. He was jailed for five months and given a football banning order for 10 years. Their more laddish element in the end section of the CIS Stand taunt the away fans, who continue to sing and applaud their vanquished heroes off the field despite defeat. But the mill teams were changing that. Stay tuned! Both clubs have a rich pedigree stretching back 125 years or more. Rivalry between the East Lancashire teams seemed to cool for a time. The Clarets had a rotten track record against their rivals in the league, remaining on the wrong end of several heavy defeats. (Photo: Jamie McDonald/Allsport. Hes gutted, but magnanimous and no doubt cheered by the handy 1 million that Burnleys Cup run, which included a victory over Liverpool, has earned the club. I'm a fan of Burnley's arch rivals Blackburn (although unfortunately we've not been close to them during the past 6 years and counting), and of course this incident and the idiotic people. Rovers, fourth in the table and aiming for a return to the top flight where they have not played for . We Love You Rovers Chant Blackburn Rovers (183 Songs) A classic and makes a great Blackburn ringtone for the mobile phone. To try to prevent clashes outside the grounds, away supporters have been transported via a bubble operation with buses taking them to the stadium and keeping them away from home fans. Burnley only avoided dropping out of the league, and potentially existence, by beating Leyton Orient in 1987 before beginning a steady climb back towards the higher leagues. There is so much pressure knowing it defines their next weeks and months, says Boyd. And what of the pied piper himself, Jack Walker, wonders FourFourTwo A lot of Burnley fans think that Walker was a senile old tosser but I think most fans would love a Jack Walker. The game will now be played at Ewood Park on Tuesday April 25th, kick-off 8pm, and . fan was killed when Burnley fans attacked Nottingham Forest fans in Burnley town centre. Perhaps its to drown out the tasteless and offensive songs, of which there are many. In total, 32 people were arrested and a further 15 over the course of a five-month investigation. Burnley fans: Discuss the Blackburn game with Andy Jones Pose your questions now and The Athletic's Andy Jones will join a couple of hours before kick-off, then discuss the performance and. 77% possession, 31 shots, 9 on target, but only 1 conversion in the 90th min. A total of 40 fans will be arrested for public order offences before the night is out. After five years without a fixture between the two sides, the nerves are building and the stage is set. However, things got worse when their player Lofthouse was sent off along with Burnley's Stewart following a brief on pitch fight. (Top photo: Paul Thomas/PA Images via Getty Images). When travelling to Ewood Park, Burnleys players experienced it from one of the local pubs near the stadium. Blackpool 15:00 Burnley. But then, according to some Burnley fans, you wouldnt get Blackburn supporters like Steve Pickles. Reports say Burnley fans accessed the roof of Ewood and threw tiles off of it. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Fans of both clubs estimate that Accrington are taking 500 off the gate at Turf Moor and Ewood Park. Those arrested including two balaclava-clad Burnley fans, while a number of supporters were ejected from the stadium as Burnley FC and Blackburn Rovers met for the first time in the league. One, with 1950s signage, announcing John Gentlemens (sic) Hair Stylist. The first of the tie is scored by Blackburns Kerimoglu Tugay when his shot is deflected in by Burnleys Micah Hyde. Blackburn and Burnley fans meet in pub - YouTube Blackburn and Burnley fans bump into each other in pub Blackburn and Burnley fans bump into each other in pub AboutPressCopyrightContact. We might watch dross sometimes but we still watch them every week because its our team, isnt it? When Burnley finally beat Blackburn for the first time, in the Lancashire Cup final of 1890, their victorious players were rolled back through the town on a wagonette. City legend Kompany, who played for the club from 2008 to 2019, has guided the Clarets to the top of the . Rovers claim that the rivalry is one-sided and that they dont care about us. We say turf, as in Turf Moor, they say toff. And again. Six years later, Burnley were relegated, losing twice to Rovers in that season and temporarily parting the clubs for several years. In football, there are only a few that win trophies.
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